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- ↑ Review of play at Variety
- ↑ It's The Geography That Counts Date: Thursday, June 13, 1957 Publication: The Times (London, England) Issue: 53866 p5
- ↑ "London's West End Season". Variety. 7 August 1957. p. 61.
- ↑ "Playwrights Succeed in London". The Age. 15 July 1957. p. 10.
- ↑ "Commercial Radio Flays". ABC Weekly. Vol. 20, no. 15. 9 April 1958. p. 14.
- ↑ Listen James at Bristol Uni
- ↑ Listen James at IMDb
- ↑ Revival of a Crime Puzzle Date: Monday, July 24, 1961 Publication: The Times (London, England) Issue: 55141 p 7
- ↑ "TV Guide". The Age. 27 October 1960. p. 39.
- ↑ "TV Guide". The Age. 2 November 1960. p. 5.
- ↑ "Clues Hidden in "Whodunnit" Dialogue". The Age. 27 October 1960. p. 31.
- ↑ "Untitled". The Age. 27 June 1961. p. 12.